Reading comprehension. 阅读理解.

Dear sister:

　　I've been happy here in New York. But when holidays are coming near, I really feel “There's no place like home,” just like the English proverb says, “East, west, home is the best.

　　You must be doing well in English class. The letter you sent to me was written in good English.

　　Well, I want to bring my friend Diana to our home. I dare not tell Mama directly. If Dad and Mum say that will be all right, please write to me as soon as possible.

　　Diana is a poor girl whose parents died last month in a terrible accident. She has to spend the holidays alone. She wants to see China and try everything that we Chinese do. She has learned Chinese for two years and can speak a little. She has great curiosity about our family life and will ask you many questions about it. Isn't it a good chance to understand each other? I'm sure you'll learn many things from her.

　　Please give my love to our father and mother!

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Your sister,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    Mei

Choose the best answer. 选择最恰当的答案, 用A, B, C或D表示, 填入括号内.

(1) Where is Mei's family?

[　　]

A．In New York.

B．In China.

C．In England.

D．In Beijing.

(2) Why does Mei write this letter to her sister?

[　　]

A．To tell her sister that she will come back for holiday.

B．To tell her family that she will not come back this holiday.

C．She wants to bring Diana home. She wants her sister to ask her parents whether they agree.

D．To tell her family that she will bring Diana home.

(3) What happened to Diana?

[　　]

A．Her parents died last month.

B．Her mother died last month.

C．She lost her grandmother last month.

D．She lost her father.

(4) Does Diana want to see China?

[　　]

A．No, she doesn't.

B．Yes, she does.

C．Yes, she is.

D．No, she isn't.

(5) How does the writer feel when she writes the letter?

[　　]

A．She misses her family.

B．She doesn't want to go back.

C．She wants to stay in New York.

D．She misses her family a little.

What do I like best about Britain? The fact is that people here very rarely smoke. I never smoke myself, I think it’s a disgusting habit. But my friends in Spain smoke nearly all the time. It’s so nice to breathe “clean” air in cinemas, on buses and so on. And the few people who do smoke, almost always ask “Do you mind if I smoke?” before they light up.

The old people are so friendly, and they’ve nearly always got time to help you. When you don’t know where you are, they come up to you and say, “Can I help you, love?” or “What are you looking for, dear?” I love the way they call everybody “love” and “dear” like that even completely strangers.

Why does everybody say the weather here’s so bad? I love these cool, grey, cloudy days. They’re a bit sad---perhaps that’s why I like them. I come from Turkey. It’s sunny most of the time there. But here the weather’s so hard to tell. You hardly even know what to expect when you looked out of the window in the morning and it often changes five or six times during the day! It’s raining now, for example, but I’ve got no idea what it’s going to be like this afternoon.

I’m staying an English family. Family life here seems to be much more relaxed than in my country. People eat whatever they like, come in and go out whenever they want to, there aren’t so many rules. When I go out in the evening, nobody asks me “Where are you going? Whom are you going with? What time are you coming home?” You’ve got much more, the chance to live your own life, and do whatever you want.

41. The old men call everybody “love” and “dear” because they want to show that ______.

A. they’re friendly                                      B. they’re old

C. they’re your family members                   D. they’re the owners

42. Which country isn’t mentioned in the passage?

A. Britain                               B. Spain  

C. Canada                                 D. Turkey 

43. What does the under­lined word rarely mean in Chinese?

A. 很少地                                                        B. 批评

C. 赞扬                                                   D. 鼓励

44. The writer the weather in England is _______.

A. bad               B. terrible                     C. sunny            D. hard to tell

45. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A. The weather in Britain is cool, grey, cloudy.

B. Family life in Britain is much more relaxed than that in Turkey.

C. The air in Britain isn’t clean enough.

D. The old people in Britain are very helpful.

完形填空：

A: Good evening!

B: 　1  !

A: Mrs. Green, where 　2  you come from?

B: I 　3  America.

A: 　4  American?

B: Yes, I 　5  .

A: Where 　6  ?

B: I work in a middle school. I'm a teacher.

A: What 　7  ?

B: I teach English.

A: 　8  Chinese?

B: A little. Not much!

A: Do you like working in China?

B: Yes, I do. I like it 　9  .

The Chinese people are very friendly.

A: Do you have 　10  children?

B: Yes, I do. I have a son and two daughters.

A: Are they 　11 you in China?

B: Yes, they are.

A: Do they go to school in China?

B: Yes, they do.

A: Are you 　12  in 　13  school?

B: No, we aren't. They go to a different school. 　14  goodness!

(1)  A. Hello　　　   　　B. Excuse me

　　  C. How are you　 　　D. Good evening 

[　　]

(2) A. are　　　　  　　 B. is　

 　 C. do　　　　　　　  D. does 　　　

[　　]

(3) A. from　　　　　    B. come from

　　    C. am come from　　　D. am coming from　　　

[　　]

(4)  A. you are　    　　B. Do you an

　 C. Are you　　　    D. Are you a 　　　

[　　]

(5) A. do　　　　　　   B. am

 　C. don't　　   　　　D. am not 　　　

[　　]

(6)  A. do you work 　  　　B. you work

   C. are you work　　  　D. you are working 　　　

[　　]

(7)  A. are you teach　　　 B. do you teach

　　   C. are you teaching　　D. you teach 　　　　　　

[　　]

(8)  A. Are you speak　　　B. You speak

   C. Do you speak　 　　D. You can speak 　　　

[　　]

(9)  A. a lot　　　　 　　B. a little

 　C. not at all　　  　D. very 　　　

[　　]

(10)  A. some　　　　   　B. any

　　    C. a　　　　  　　　D. one 　　　

[　　]

(11)  A. and　　　　　    B. or

 　 C. with　　   　　　D. to 　　　

[　　]

(12)  A. both　　　　　   B. no

　　C. but　　　　    　D. all　　　

[　　]

(13)  A. the same　　　   B. same

　　C. different　　  　D. the different 　　　

[　　]

(14)  A. Thanks　　　　　 B. Thank

　　C. Thanks you　 　　D. Thank you 　　　

[　　]